Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-09
CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S WORK.
Quarterly Meeting OF the w. c. T. U.
THANKS FOR THE BUSINESS MEN, But NONE FOR THE
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.

The Womans Christian Temperance Union held
quarterly meeting yesterday afternoon, at the
rooms OF the central Union Mission The report OF
the executive committee was adopted, providing
for an all-day session OF the neighbortng unions
at washington Grove on some day to be deter
mined upon by committee composed Of MIS- La
Fetra, Mrs. Cohen and Mrs. H. 3. Moulton. The
report OF the treasurer Mrs. h. B. Moulton showed
the quarterly receipts on account OF the general
fund to be S133.25, disbursements $129.61 leaving
balance OF 1864 The receipts Of the Social Purity
Branch were reported to be $529. 16 disbursements
$254.s6, leaving a balance Of s2743O.
The report OF the Hope and Help Mission SUPER
intendent, Mrs. Perey, stated that during the past
three months they had had thirty-two inmates OF
that institution, OF which number but seven have
returned to lives OF shame; the others were do
ing very well. Five women had been sent to the
hospital, two of whom are yet there. There are at
present six inmates. 1t was stated that the house
at present occupied was insufficient for the needs
and the RECOMMENDATION that larger one be Sc
Committees which had been appointed by Cha
pin auxiliary for flower mission duties were ap-
proved by the union as follows: For the ja1l and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hendrickson Barbour, Fos-
tel, Page Bradley, OF this city, and Mrs Lackey,
MISS Kessler Mrs. watkins, Ms. E l. Bugbee. and
mrs. F. E. Pratt.
Mrs. A. 3. Bovee, the District organizer, report
an account OF her Efforts Mrs Weightman sub.
E11tted an account OF the work among the soldiers
duu SduOIS, anu Mrs. Il. b. Russell 8 similar one
upon the work among the marines MRS. NJ. A.
weaver, superintendent OF legislative work, gave
resume Of their efforts to have the laws enforced
and a lengthy discussion ensued upon the advtsa-
b1lty OF attempting to secure the enforcement OF
the washington law OF 1S43.
A resolution thanking the District Commission.
ers for their efforts to enforce the liquor law met
with considerable opposition, Mrs. LaFetra claim
ing that 1t was not the correct thing to formally
thank ofnc1als for merely complying with the re-
QuirementS OF their OathS and claimed that the
recent action OF the District Commissioners was
simply in the line OF their duty for which they de-
served no particular thanks. The resolution was
withdrawn.
Maj Blood, Of Boston, appealed to the members
OF the w. c. T. y. for financial aid for his prOba-
ton agency, and requested that a committee be
appointed to cooperate with him in the work; but
many members deemed such q course unwiSe in
view Of the heavy drain on the resources OF the
union by the Hope and Help Mission, and rather
seemed to intimate that as the probation agency
was formed for retaining men, men should take
the matter up, the women already having their
hands full.
An evening meeting was held and various re-
ports were presented resolution was adopted
thanking san business men who have voluntarily
complied with our request to remove from doors
and windows questionable and demoralizing pic
lures and periodicals."